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Radio host accused of assault criticizes ex-girlfriend, police

A Corpus Christi radio talk show host accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend has taken to the air waves to air his grievances against her and police.

Days after Eric Von Wade's arrest on suspicion of assault causing bodily injury he devoted two hours of "The Eric Von Wade Show" to talking about his former girlfriend, his arrest and the days he spent in the county jail.

On Tuesday, he again took to the air waves on the political show to criticize the way staff at the police department has treated him regarding his report of his stolen vehicle. He said he suspects his former girlfriend stole his pickup after he was released on bail in the misdemeanor assault case.

"I was in jail and this individual stole my truck," Von Wade said on his radio show. "I had a false accusation made against me."

Von Wade told the Caller-Times on Friday he never assaulted the woman, and that she was the violent one.

He said he talked about her, police and the arrest on his show, which airs daily on 95.1 and 96.1 FM and 1230 AM, because he said she is bent on ruining his reputation and he wanted to "set the record straight."

"I didn't do it, I didn't hit her, I've never hit a woman in my life," Von Wade said. "I have been dissatisfied with the way police department has handled this. I want to see that she's brought to justice for stealing (the pickup)."

Hours after it was stolen, witnesses told police they saw a man move the ransacked pickup in a nearby parking lot. It was later found in Rio Grande City. No arrests in that case have been made.

The woman told the Caller-Times this week that she didn't steal his pickup and isn't interested in a public debate over that incident or any other involving Von Wade.

"This is for the safety of myself and my daughter," she said. "(Von Wade) continues to use his radio show as a bully pulpit even attacking the Corpus Christi Police Department for not acting as he sees fit."

According to a police report, officers responded to the 2200 block of Capitan Drive on March 30 after a woman called and asked officers to "please come right away." When officers arrived they could hear a man and a woman yelling at each other, the report states.

An officer stated in the report that he was familiar with the location.

"Usually disturbances (at the location) are over trust issues with one party thinking the other is cheating on the other," the report states.

Officers knocked on the door and Von Wade and his then-girlfriend answered. Officers separated the couple and Von Wade told officers they were having an argument and he wanted the woman out of the house.

The woman told police she was at a bar having lunch with a friend when Von Wade showed up and started an argument. She returned to the apartment with her friend and he showed up and continued the argument, the police report states.

She told police that when her friend left the apartment Von Wade began to push her into the bathroom while she tried to get her cell phone. While he pushed her into the bathroom, Von Wade had his keys in his hand and swiped at her with them and hit her bottom lip, the report states.

Von Wade said he's not happy with the police department in either case and hasn't been able to recover his pickup since it was found April 3.

Senior Officer Travis Pace said investigators have informed him his pickup was found in Rio Grande City and have explained to him and his lawyer how to recover it.

"We have done our part. A report was filed, the vehicle was found," Pace said. "He or his insurance company will have to call the impound lot in Rio Grande City to recover the vehicle. As far as the ex-girlfriend stealing it, there's not enough evidence involving her to pursue the case."